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Afghan President Says His Country Would Back Pakistan in a Clash With the U.S.

By Ray Rivera and Sangar Rahimi , the New York Times

From Ray Rivera and Sangar Rahimi , the New York Times:  Days after he stood with Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and accused Pakistan of harboring his country’s enemies, President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan said this weekend that his country would support Pakistan if it ever went to war with the United States. 

Is NATO’s intervention in Libya a model for future wars?

By Thom Shanker and Eric Schmitt, the New York Times

From Thom Shanker and Eric Schmitt, the New York Times:  The United States military has spent just $1.1 billion in Libya, and in the words of Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr., “didn’t lose a single life.” He added that “this is more of the prescription for how to deal with the world as we […]

Vladimir, Fear the Arab Spring’s Message

By Anna Borshchevskaya

The protests sweeping the Middle East have revolved around economics and accountability. After decades of corrupt and stagnant rule, Tunisians, Egyptians, Libyans and Syrians found themselves impoverished and no longer willing to acquiesce to dictatorship. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s announcement last month that he would seek a third presidential term raises the possibility that […]

Update: NATO activities in Libya on October 23

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Senator McCain says military options to protect Syrian civilians might be considered

By the AP

From the AP:   U.S. Senator John McCain said Sunday that military action to protect civilians in Syria might be considered now that NATO’s air campaign in Libya is ending.

Future of overseas bases under Congressional attack

By Catherine Cheney and Charles Hoskinson, POLITICO

From Catherine Cheney and Charles Hoskinson, POLITICO:  [D]uring the Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing for Ashton Carter to be deputy defense secretary, Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) put it bluntly, “For our economy, it’s better for those troops to be in the United States, spending their wealth and creating tax growth for the local communities […]

Serbs stop NATO removing roadblocks in north Kosovo

By Branislav Krstic, Reuters

From Branislav Krstic, Reuters:  Hundreds of Kosovo Serbs prevented NATO troops in Kosovo (KFOR) from removing roadblocks on roads to two contested border crossings between the country’s volatile north and Serbia early on Saturday, witnesses said.